Offices in Salisbury and Fordingbridge
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The Penton Motor Group are pleased to sponsor the Fordingbridge Music & Arts Festival for a further year in St Marys and would like to congratulate the organisers for their charity and hard work in producing this excellent event. Robert Wilson 2 Welcome to Fordingbridge Music & Arts Festival 2018 After the huge success of the 2017 Festival, we are delighted that performers both old and new have volunteered so willingly to be part of the Festival again this year. Our principal aim is to have a really enjoyable weekend, listening to the music and enjoying the artistic talents of as many local groups and contributors from further afield as possible. From Saturday 16th to Monday 18th June, there will be ‘pop-up’ groups performing regularly throughout the day, a very wide range of music – these concerts are all free, but we encourage contributions to cover the costs of the Festival and to support the care of St Mary’s mediaeval Church. In between the concerts, there will be lots to see in the Church, refreshments in the Church Hall, and trips up the tower – not to mention the Teddy Bear Zip Wire from the top of the tower – don’t forget to bring your teddy along! New this year is the Saturday evening concert, to which we are looking forward to welcoming ‘The Flaming Ukes’ and ‘Where’s Alice?’, and the Sunday evening ‘Songs of Praise’, supported by the ‘Sound Worship’ orchestra. And on Monday, we have a ‘Big Sing for Schools’, ending with a short concert for all, and the programme for the rest of the day is open to all, but there are some concerts which will be particularly suitable for those living in our Care Homes and for members of Lunch Clubs, etc., who meet locally. Full details of all the events, and of how to buy tickets for Saturday evening, are on the following pages. We are extremely grateful to three groups of people: our wonderful sponsors, who have underwritten the costs of this brochure, and made the event possible; all the artists and musicians who have so generously offered their talents; and all of the team who are helping to organise, cater and steward for the 25 or so events of the Festival. The Psalmist says: Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord and bless his name; tell out his salvation from day to day (Ps. 96). I hope we all have a wonderfully joyful and enjoyable week. Canon Gary Philbrick Rector 3 We’re delighted to support Fordingbridge Music & Arts Festival 2018. We’re delighted to support the St Mary’s Music & Arts Festival again in 2018. As a family run business since 1842, we’ve been proud to support many local businesses, clubs and schools over the years. We’ve enjoyed helping the wider community by supplying the new kitchen at the Avonway Community Centre - which now it’s finished is looking great. We continue to be the main sponsor of Hyde Band as well as the shirt sponsors for the Fordingbridge Rugby Club and the Fordingbridge Turks Football Club. We’re also very pleased to support the children of our local schools with a music workshop this year. They’ll receive fantastic tuition from Susie Lamb, Director of Music at the Salisbury Cathedral School. Since our new and improved Fordingbridge branch launched in 2017, the response from the community has been fantastic. We want to say thank you to everyone that has supported us and continues to do so. John Tague Branch Manager, Elliotts 4 TIMETABLE OF EVENTS This is a summary of the events to help you plan your visits. You will find details of each Performance on Pages 8 - 16 Saturday 16th June 10.00am - 5.00pm Church exhibitions & events open to visitors Refreshments served in Church Hall 10.00am One Voice 10.45am Laudamus 11.30am Mike Ireland - Electric Guitar 12.15pm Fordingbridge Choral Society 2.00pm Fordingbridge Handbell Ringers 2.45pm Sounds Like Fun 3.30pm Gary Philbrick - ‘Songs of My Youth’ 4.30pm The Millstream Orchestra 7.30pm Flaming Ukes and Where’s Alice (Concert & Picnic) Ticketed event. Sunday 17th June 8.00am Holy Communion 9.30am Big Sing Festival Service 11.00am - 5.00pm Church exhibitions & events open to visitors Refreshments served in Church Hall 11.30am Twelve Good Men 12.15 pm Hale’s Angels 1.45pm Freefolk 2.30pm Sandleheath United Voices 3.15pm Ottocorde 3.45pm St Mary’s Church Choir 5.00pm Songs of Praise with Sound Worship 5 Monday 18th June 10.00am - 5.00pm Church exhibitions & events open 10.00am - 4.00pm Refreshments served in Church Hall 9.15am Big Sing for Schools - Workshop 10.45am Big Sing for Schools - Concert 11.30am Fordingbridge Handbell Ringers 12.15pm Tim Ruffer - A Varied Programme 2.00pm Fordingbridge Players – Playlet 2.45pm Old Time Music Hall Singing 3.30pm Joy Alderson - Tenor Horn, Gary Philbrick, Piano TOWER TOURS (Church) Saturday 16th June: at 10.45, 11.45, 12.45, 2.45, 4.15 Sunday 17th June : at 2.30, 4.00 TEDDY BEAR ZIP WIRE (Churchyard) Saturday 16th June: 10-10.30, 11-11.30, 12-12.30, 2-2.30, 3.30-4.00 Sunday 17th June: 2-2.30, 3.00-3.30 Bring your teddy along to come down a zip wire from the top of the tower. FESTIVAL REFRESHMENTS Refreshments will be served in the Church Hall throughout Saturday 16th June 10.00am to 5.00pm, Sunday 17th June 11.00am to 5.00pm and Monday 18th June from 10.00am to 4.00pm. Our lunchtime menu will include quiches, cooked meats, cheeses and sandwiches served with a variety of salad items. Delicious home-made cakes will be served all day. As well as tea and coffee, a selection of wines, beers and soft drinks will also be available. 6 CHURCH EXHIBITIONS AND DISPLAYS (Sat / Sun / Mon - see timetable for opening times each day): Fordingbridge Camera Club Fordingbridge Embroidery Club Fordingbridge Museum Fordingbridge Infant School Fordingbridge Junior School Creative Arts Department Burgate School & Sixth Form Lace making: Patricia Detheridge & Jean Brown Tribute to Votes for Women by Janet Newman Floral Displays by St Mary’s Flower Rota Guitars old & new Joy Alderson & Edna Ross: Paintings Fordingbridge Yarn Community Tower Tours A BIG Thank You to our three sponsors – Elliott Brothers Ltd, I N Newman Ltd, and Penton Motor Group for their generous contributions towards the Festival. Thank you also to the Fordingbridge Bookshop and Jessica for helping us with the ticket sales. On the following pages, you will find details of the various pop-up events and concerts that are taking place from Saturday 16h June to Monday 18th June. All concerts are free, with a retiring collection, apart from Saturday evening (see p. 11), and the Wessex Sinfonietta Concert on the 24th (see p. 18). 7 Saturday, 16th June 10.00am One Voice Admission free. Retiring collection. One Voice is a choir for people who love to sing. We sing popular music from all eras. Including songs by Bob Marley, Coldplay, Lerner and Lowe, UB40 and many others. When we’re not singing we’re laughing. We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but on our day give moving performances. We meet on Monday evenings at the United Reformed Church Hall. For further details contact Will Shering at [email protected] Saturday, 16th June 10.45am Laudamus Admission free. Retiring collection. Laudamus was formed in September 1990 to prepare and sing liturgical music for Cathedrals, Priories or Abbeys during the times when their own choirs were on holiday. It intended also to be a resource for its own parish church, here at St Mary’s Fordingbridge, and other churches. Since its formation it has sung services in almost half of the 43 Cathedrals of England and in St. David’s in Wales. At full strength the choir numbers 30 with generally around 20 members who are available for a Cathedral visit and other events. Originally directed by the much missed late Andrew Johnson, the choir now sings under the inspiring direction of Kit Hobkirk. In May 2017, the choir hosted and took part in a very successful “Come and Sing” in St Mary’s Church, and another Come and Sing Rutter Requiem took place only a few weeks ago at the end of April. None of the choir members makes a living from singing, and the primary purpose of the choir is to enjoy the music and so convey that special fellowship which is at the heart of the message of the motet which has become the choir’s signature: “Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est”- “Where there is love and friendship, God is there” More details can be found at https://choirlaudamus.org/ 8 Saturday, 16th June 11.30am. Mike Ireland - Electric Guitar Admission free. Retiring collection. Mike says, “Making music started for me at the age of ten when learning to play the recorder and reading music at school. At the age of eleven, I joined Downton Brass Band, playing the cornet with them for many years, until discovering the sound of the electric guitar. I just love the sound of the electric guitar and enjoying listening to the bands and individual guitarists. Having played in two very good bands I have formed my own solo act making music of my own choice”. More details from Mike on 01425 654857 Saturday, 16th June 12.15pm Fordingbridge Choral Society Admission free. Retiring collection The Fordingbridge Choral Society was started in October 1977, and they celebrated their 40th Anniversary with a reunion of old members and former Conductors in October 2017.